Wind Energy Facility

The Sere Wind Farm Facility is located in a good wind resource area at Skaapvlei Farm within the Matzikama Municipality, in the Western Cape, South Africa.

The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has granted a license for Eskom’s Sere wind farm, opening the way for construction to go ahead on the R2.4 billion project, which is due to be in full commercial operation by the end of 2014.

The Sere wind farm will generate up to 100 MW of power for the national grid, avoiding nearly 4.7 million tons of carbon emissions over 20 years. Sere takes its name from the Nama word for “cool breeze”.

The project has been funded by a group of development finance institutions, including the World Bank, African Development Bank, Clean Technology Fund and Agence Francaise de Developpement.

Eskom’s Sere wind farm will comprise 46 Siemens 2.3-108 wind turbine generators and is expected to deliver first power to the national grid in the first half of 2014, with full commercial operation scheduled by the end of 2014. The project includes construction of a new substation and a 132 kV distribution line. It will create about up to 170 direct jobs during the construction phase.
It has an expected operating life of 20 years, with average annual energy production of about 233 000MWh, enough clean energy to power about 97 000 standard homes.

Alongside the Sere project, Eskom has a 100 MW Concentrating Solar Plant project near Upington in the Northern Cape, which also has funding from development finance institutions. It has also installed solar photo-voltaic panels to provide auxiliary power at its head office and at two of its coal-fired power stations, with a view to rolling out solar PV across other facilities.

The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has granted a license for Eskom’s Sere wind farm, opening the way for construction to go ahead on the R2.4 billion project, which is due to be in full commercial operation by the end of 2014.

The Sere wind farm will generate up to 100 MW of power for the national grid, avoiding nearly 4.7 million tons of carbon emissions over 20 years. Sere takes its name from the Nama word for “cool breeze”. The project has been funded by a group of development finance institutions, including the World Bank, African Development Bank, Clean Technology Fund and Agence Francaise de Developpement.

Eskom’s Sere wind farm will comprise 46 Siemens 2.3-108 wind turbine generators and is expected to deliver first power to the national grid in the first half of 2014, with full commercial operation scheduled by the end of 2014. The project includes construction of a new substation and a 132 kV distribution line. It will create about up to 170 direct jobs during the construction phase.

It has an expected operating life of 20 years, with average annual energy production of about 233 000MWh, enough clean energy to power about 97 000 standard homes.

Alongside the Sere project, Eskom has a 100 MW Concentrating Solar Plant project near Upington in the Northern Cape, which also has funding from development finance institutions. It has also installed solar photo-voltaic panels to provide auxiliary power at its head office and at two of its coal-fired power stations, with a view to rolling out solar PV across other facilities.